Top lightweight prospect American Jose Valenzuela (12-0, 8 KOs) previously bet that in a fight between compatriots, the WBA World belt holder in the same weight Gervonta “Tank” Davis (26-0, 24 KOs) will move Rolando “Rolly » Romero (14-0, 12 KOs), but suddenly changed his mind.
“I will watch the fight from the ringside, because they are both from my division. And here I am, standing at the door, ready to break into the title race. So I want to personally see both of them in action. Previously, I bet on the “Tank”, but somehow the other day I caught myself thinking that the “Rollie” would have an advantage in power. And he’s much bigger. So I’m leaning a little more in his favor. Yes, Tank has victories over Leo Santa Cruz and Yuriorkis Gamboa. But they are both babies, this is not their weight. Even they created a lot of problems for him. The same goes for the fight with Mario Barrios. Davis hit hard, but he confidently held the blow. I don’t think Romero will be easy to hit. He will make this fight as uncomfortable as possible for Davis.”
suggests Valenzuela.
Further, the prospect completely surprised with the statement: “Romero is not just bigger and stronger. He has a better base. So the fight will be interesting. As for me, the chances are 50/50. I watched how Rolly works at an open training session. Its power is impressive, the speed is spot on. Yes, the boy is very strong. They are both very good. I’m telling you, at first I bet on “Tank”, but when I reviewed both, I was convinced that the chances were equal. They say that the fight will end in a knockout… I don’t know… It’s a good fight. It’s hard to predict. I would like to fight the winner or the loser. I think both have great names for my record.”
Valenzuela is known for rumors that he had repeatedly dropped his star compatriot Teofimo Lopez during sparring. In the last fight held, the prospect destroyed the Mexican ex-world champion Francisco Vargas in the starting round.
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